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Antonier v. Miller

2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22578 (2012)

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Antonier v. Miller

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22578 (2012)

Facts

Margaret Antonier (plaintiff) filed a claim for an accounting of a spousal trust in United States federal court against her ex-husband Robert Miller (defendant) and their two sons, Rodney Miller and Frederick Miller (defendants). Robert, Rodney, and Frederick were Canadian citizens residing in Canada, and Antonier was a Canadian citizen residing in Florida. Antonier was granted treaty investor status under an E-2 visa. Robert filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, arguing that the case involved only aliens. Treaty investor status was similar to permanent residence, and under the alienage- and diversity-jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), a permanent-resident alien was deemed a citizen of her state of domicile. Antonier argued that under this deeming clause she was a citizen of Florida and Robert, Rodney, and Frederick were citizens of Canada, establishing diversity jurisdiction. After Antonier filed her complaint, but before the district court issued a decision, Congress amended § 1332(a) to remove the “deemed a citizen” language. Congress instead inserted a provision stating that there was no federal diversity jurisdiction in a case involving a citizen of a state and a permanent resident domiciled in that same state.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Bucklew, J.)

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